Eve

in Japanese

依舞

I · Bu

devotion · dance

How Japanese people write Eveイヴ

Character by character

Other ways to write Eve

衣舞

I · Bu

garment · dance

唯撫

I · Bu

unique · caress

About Eve in Japanese

In Japan, Eve is written イヴ in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 依舞 is read I · Bu. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 依 (I, devotion), 舞 (Bu, dance).

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Questions

How do you write Eve in Japanese?+

Eve is written イヴ in katakana. A kanji spelling is 依舞, read I · Bu.

What does 依舞 mean?+

Character by character, 依舞 means devotion · dance.

Is 依舞 a real Japanese name?+

It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as I · Bu and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Eve is written in katakana: イヴ.

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